Naruto-themed suite at glamping resort will enhance your stay at Awaji Island Anime Park
Nijigen no Mori, otherwise known as Awaji Island Anime Park, has attracted fans of the international hit manga and anime franchise Naruto (and Boruto) since…
Entertainment
Home Made Train Set Sushi Train is a First Class Delight
While the state of emergency is slowly lifting across parts of Japan, many people still remain confined to their homes. After more than a month…
4 Japanese Netflix shows to hone your language skills in 2020 while isolating
The fastest route to Japanese language success is full immersion. That means Japanese books, podcasts, movies and of course, Japanese TV. Since at the moment…
Become a drone flight master with Sekido
It’s no exaggeration to say that drones have changed the way we view the world. Shots that used to require a camera crew and a…
Giving birth in your 40s? A Foreigner Husband? Two heart-warming comics loved by Japanese housewives
“Okaasan Life” (お母さんライフ/Mother’s Life) and “Darling wa Gaikokujin” (ダーリンは外国人/My Darling is a Foreigner) are two popular manga(comics) in Japan. The comics are based on family/couple…
A Journey to the Past: Five Nostalgic Anime Classics to rewatch while staying home
Anime and manga are two of Japan’s most popular cultural aspects and both have been so popular worldwide that it is almost impossible not to…
A Guide to the most wonderful Japanese Movies: Six movies you shouldn’t miss
1. Manbiki Kazoku (万引き家族/ Shoplifters/Shoplifting Family) Shoplifters is a stunning drama that portrays the harsh reality and paints a touching story of a family that…
Spacey Ambient Japanese Music of the 1980s
My first introduction to the gentleness of Japanese music was from the SNES—AKA Super Famicom—game Pilot Wings. I don’t know if you remember, but in…
Crazy Japanese Game Show Flashback
As a teenage suburbanite, I spent many a weekend flipping endlessly through daytime television because I had already finished every video game I owned and…
Tommy Lee Jones gives pandemic advice as coffee-loving alien in Japanese commercial
For many, the defining example of a Hollywood actor advertising products in Japanese commercials may not even be an actual one, but the character Bill…
Animal Crossing player brilliantly retells Spirited Away scene-by-scene
Whether it’s because of so many people staying at home these days or simply the inventive nature of the game, Animal Crossing: New Horizons players…
Neon Genesis Evangelion razors released for “Shave Impact”
Despite the delayed releases of the latest Neon Genesis Evangelion film, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, the celebratory merchandise wave in Japan hasn’t been…
Omotenashi Matsuri: Online music party delivers best of anime and Japanese DJ scene
A new project from Omotenashi Beats Omotenashi Beats, a project started in 2019 by Avex Entertainment Inc. (AEI), Avex Management Inc. (AMG), and Avex Pictures…
Tired of Zoom Happy Hour? Meet virtually at Roppongi bar’s VR outpost awabar.vr on ambr
If you’ve lived in Tokyo for a while, you may know about awabar, a friendly little standing style bar in Tokyo’s entertainment district of Roppongi….
Japanese math champ animates Party Parrot with the power of functions
For those who aren’t familiar with it, the Party Parrot is a meme and a Slack emote which rose to prominence in late 2016 to…